Exclusive: Rubio says US-Israel alliance remains firm as he heads to Qatar amid backlash over Doha strikes

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! JERUSALEM: Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists the U.S. relationship with Israel remains unchanged, despite the blowback over Israel’s strike targeting Hamas negotiators in Qatar last week. “We’re going to continue to be strong allies and partners,” Rubio vowed in an exclusive and wide-ranging interview with Fox…

Israel’s military chief backs Witkoff plan over Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover, sources say

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Israel’s top military chief, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, is opposing a full military takeover of Gaza and urging adoption of the Witkoff plan, three senior sources told Fox News Digital amid mounting debate over the country’s next steps. “The chief of staff is standing…

Israel’s Gaza offensive sparks fierce clash over Ultra-Orthodox military draft

IDF troops in Gaza The IDF says it recently operated and concluded the encirclement of Tel al-Sultan in Gaza. (IDF Video.) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As Israel mobilizes an additional 60,000 reservists for its Gaza City offensive, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a showdown over mandatory military service for the Ultra-Orthodox…

‘God have mercy on us’: Sudan’s Christians struggle to survive under siege

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Sudan’s two million Christians are among the hardest hit by the country’s two-year civil war, with Fox News Digital being told some are having to eat animal feed and even grass to survive.  Sudan is the fifth-worst country in the world for Christian persecution,…

‘Gift to Hamas’: Trump administration blasts UN Palestinian statehood vote

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration condemned the Saudi and French-led push for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations on Friday, after the General Assembly approved the “New York Declaration” by a vote of 142 in favor, with the U.S. and nine others voting against, and 12 abstentions.  U.S. United Nations…

Jihadists massacre 89 Christians in African nation, many slain at funeral service

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! WARNING: This article contains graphic and distressing details. At least 89 Christians have been slaughtered by jihadists in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Open Doors, which monitors Christian persecution around the world, claimed some 70 were killed while worshiping at a funeral…

Hamas plots infiltration at US-backed Gaza aid site, forces temporary shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) was forced to shut down operations at a women’s food distribution site Thursday after what it called a credible terror threat from Hamas. GHF spokesperson Chapin Fay told Fox News Digital that GHF had served about 4,000 of roughly…

Qatar threatens to ‘retaliate’ against Israel for Doha strike on Hamas

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Qatar threatened to “retaliate” against Israel in the wake of an airstrike in Doha that targeted the leaders of Hamas, as the country’s prime minister called the situation a “decisive moment” for the Middle East.  “The State of Qatar is committed to act in a decisive way…

Violent Gen Z protests spiral with at least 19 killed in Nepal; video shows parliament building ablaze

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nepal’s protests against the government turned violent across the Himalayan nation on Tuesday with officials confirming that at least 19 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded, Reuters reported. Demonstrators, mainly young people from Generation Z, torched parliament and the homes of government officials, stormed prisons…